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According to Flaggenmitteilung
96 (March 1984), the files of late A. Usachow [1974] show 8 flag
projects worth mentioning. In the end none of the designs was adopted,
rather the flag of the MLSTP instead.
Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997
Horizontal yellow over green (colours of the
liberation movement),
2 red stars in the middle.
Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997,
quoting from [fml] 96
Since the struggle for independence was not satisfactorily represented
by this, a red stripe was added nearby the hoist and the
stars were changed to black.
Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997,
quoting from [fml] 96
The red stripe didnʼt express equality, and was
replaced by a red triangle.
Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997,
quoting from [fml] 96
To express the African character better, the colour of the triangle
was changed from red to black, with in the middle of
it a red star for «unity in struggle». The two back stars
were omitted.
Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997,
quoting from [fml] 96
Because the black stars would well enough express
the unity of the two islands a new design was made. This flag was red
with a yellow over green stripe with two black stars.
Mark Sensen, 26 May 1997,
quoting from [fml] 96
But in thi